Xeon Silver 4316 vs W-3175X

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3175X and Xeon Silver 4316 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	201	269
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	33.47	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	8 October 2018 (5 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,999	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3175X and Xeon Silver 4316 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	28 (Octacosa-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	56	40
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	1.75 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB (shared)	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3175X and Xeon Silver 4316 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	255 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3175X and Xeon Silver 4316. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-3175X and Xeon Silver 4316 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3175X and Xeon Silver 4316 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3175X and Xeon Silver 4316. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	512 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3175X and Xeon Silver 4316.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	24.03	20.26
Recency	8 October 2018	6 April 2021
Physical cores	28	20
Threads	56	40
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	255 Watt	150 Watt

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